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Garcia in Fourth Place After First Round in Argentina
January 19, 2017 | Women's Golf
Garcia tees off the second round of the South American Amateur Championship Friday morning
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech freshman golfer Sofia Garcia opened the South American Amateur Championship with a 1-under-par 71 Thursday at the Martindale Country Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Garcia, who has won the event in each of the past two years, is currently in a three-way tie for fourth place as she trails first-day leader Isabella Fierro as well as Ela Anacona and Paula Grant. Gierro fired a 4-under 68 to lead the 51-player field while Anacona is a stroke back and Grant is two off the lead.
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Garcia, a native of Asuncion, Paraguay, is looking to become the first three-time winner of the event. It was the second round that boosted Garcia a year ago as she recorded a 5-under card that paved the way to a one-stroke victory.
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Results will be posted throughout the South American Amateur Championship at www.SAAmateur.org.
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Garcia, who has won the event in each of the past two years, is currently in a three-way tie for fourth place as she trails first-day leader Isabella Fierro as well as Ela Anacona and Paula Grant. Gierro fired a 4-under 68 to lead the 51-player field while Anacona is a stroke back and Grant is two off the lead.
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Garcia, a native of Asuncion, Paraguay, is looking to become the first three-time winner of the event. It was the second round that boosted Garcia a year ago as she recorded a 5-under card that paved the way to a one-stroke victory.
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Results will be posted throughout the South American Amateur Championship at www.SAAmateur.org.
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